Prosecutors have filed murder charges Friday against two of the four people arrested this week in connection with the slaying of a Pasadena barbershop owner, while the other two persons are being released, police said.

King E. King, 43, of Pasadena was found dead early Wednesday in a shared parking lot behind his barbershop on the 900 block of East Washington Avenue.

The D.A.’s office rejected filing charges against the other two individuals, Alfred Mayes, 22, of Pasadena and Michelle McGowan, 23, of Pasadena, citing insufficient evidence, she said. Mayes and McGowan are being released and are no longer considered persons of interest, she said.

Moore and King will both be arraigned today at Pasadena Superior Court at 1:30 p.m.

King was killed during the course of a robbery, police said.

The special allegation of killing for the purpose of robbery potentially makes Moore and Sabrina King eligible for the death penalty, officials said. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will decide at a later date whether to pursue the death penalty.

King King died from “multiple stab wounds of the neck,” according to Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner.

Moore was identified incorrectly Thursday in a police press release as Devon Wesley.